This is WAAAAYYYY off topic, but since you were talking about actors, I was wondering if you realised that British Eurosport's figure skating commentator Simon Reed is the younger brother of the late actor Oliver Reed.

I know we don't get to see Simon on screen, but if you saw him, you would know instantly that he was Oliver's brother:

I certainly do. Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.... they don't make them like that anymore; hardcore working class Brits (the British Isles anyway) who knew how to quote The Bard and live the life.

I certainly do. Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton.... they don't make them like that anymore; hardcore working class Brits (the British Isles anyway) who knew how to quote The Bard and live the life.

And Michael Caine. Can't leave him out! Thank goodness he's still with us.

I certainly do. Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton....they don't make them like that anymore; hardcore working class Brits (the British Isles anyway) who knew how to quote The Bard and live the life.

Not only The Bard...I fell in love with Dylan Thomas thanks to a high school English teacher who played Burton's recording of "A Child's Christmas in Wales" for us. Lordy, what a voice! I'd follow it into Hades and back.

I would have loved Worlds in Glasgow :( At least they are still in Europe. Helsinki will be a lot more expensive and Glasgow would have been a nice change. Perhaps the whole Scottish independence campaign made Glasgow Worlds a liability?

I would have loved Worlds in Glasgow :( At least they are still in Europe. Helsinki will be a lot more expensive and Glasgow would have been a nice change. Perhaps the whole Scottish independence campaign made Glasgow Worlds a liability?

I hope so! I don't think the indy campaign would have made a difference, I suspect it really comes down to a hallway meeting along the lines of "So you're bidding for 2017? Are you voting against anonymous judging? Ahaaaaaaaa..." *makes note in little black book* "....lemme get back to you on that!" *pulls Finland rep's sleeve* ..."So, you're bidding for 2017....."